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C. A. BAILEY. TOY PISTOL.

vPatented Jem. 22, 1895.

UNiTnD STATES PATENT Orifice;

CHARLES A. BAILEY, OF CROMIVELL, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO TI-E J. di E. STEVENS COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE;

TOY PISTOL.

SPECIFICATION forming pait of Letters Patent No. 533,028, dated January 2 2, 1895. Appnqtnon niet may s. 1894 sain it. 510.508. (No man.)

To a/ZZ whom' it' may concern:

Be it known that i, CHARLEsA. BAILEY, a

citizen ofthe United States, residing at Croin` well, 'in the county of Middlesex, and State of Connecticut, have iii/vented certain new landI useful Improvements in Toy Pistols; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and er:- actdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying'drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart'of this specification.

My invention consists in a novel toy cap pistol, using the ordinary fiat paper caps, the principal feature of which is a revolving cap carrying wheel` having arms which raise the spring-actuated hammer and also serve successively as the trigger, as hereinafter described; and my invention will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, .in which the same numerals of reference'indicate corresponding parts in the several views,

Figure 1 is aperspective view of my novel` tol is, preferably, cast in two longitudinal` halves or sections, as shown, with the central swell or chamber 2 in which the revolving cap wheel is mounted. The plain pivoted hammer, 3, is depressed by the usual spring 4; the under side ofthe hammer being curved to its operative end, at 3.

The revolving cap carrying wheel, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, is formed with the series of inclined radial arms, 5, arranged equidistant from each other, and between the arms are formed cups, 6, adapted to receive and retain the paper caps nsedwith this pistol. The wheel is cast in two halves or parts, as shown in the detail view Fig. 3, which enables the cups to be cast with the retaining recesses 7 extending under their outer annular edge exceptat the point where the crved edge of the next Wheel-arm rises, as shown, thus permitting of the ready insertion of the`caps into the cups, into which they are slipped and pressed down with their edges fitting under the edge of the cups in the annular retaining recessl 7. It will be seen that this construction holds the caps secureiy in position in the'severalcups, both while the wheel is being rotated and the caps fired, and also when the pistol is carried or otherwise handled. The two halves of the wheel are riveted or. otherwise secured together.

The revolvingcapcarryingwheelis mounted on a central pivot, 8, in the chamber 2 of the pistol frame or body, 1. The hammer Srests normally, under the pressure of its spring, in one of the wheel cups 6, in which position of the Wheel'one of its arms 5 projects down where the trigger of ra pistol usually extends, I

as shown iii Fig. 1. To cock and discharge the pistolit is onlyT necessary'to draw back this lowermost, projecting, wheel-arm with the finger, when the curved edge of the wheelarm which was resting under the curved surface 3E` of the hammer'will raisethe hammer, as the wheel tur s, until the end of the hammer passes over'lhe outer end of the moving arm, when the hummer, actuated by itsspring, drops on the straight side of the arm into the wheel-cup which is then beneath it, discharging the paper cap held in said cup. 'I he caps are successively discharged by drawing back each wheel arm as the latter proJects through the trigger opening ot' the pistol frame. In the accompanying drawings the Wheel is shown formed with six cap-holding cups and a corresponding number ot operating arms 5, but it is obvious that it may be formed with a greater, or less, number of eqnidistant arms and cap-receiving spaces.

In Fig. a I have shown the revolving cap Wheel cast in one piece; with oapseats `9` and transverse retaining grooves, 10, at both ends of said seats, between the equidistantpperating arms; the paper caps, 11, being slipped into said retaining grooves, upon the seats and their edges then being turned down on IOO manufacture than that shown in Figs. 1, 2 'A 'and 3, and holds the caps in place very well;

but not with the certainty and security of the novel cups 6, for in that construction the Wheel cups can all be loaded and the pistol carried or handled for any length of time and the caps Will be securely and firmly retained in position in the said cups, owing to their peculiar construction.

Having thus described my invention," what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a toy pistol, the combination with the frame, and a spring actuated hammer, of, a pivoted Wheel havingeap seats disposed about its peripheral edge, and having retaining` grooves on each side of the said cap seatsto retain the caps in place, and arms projecting.,lr appro.' 'mately radially from the said wheel independently of and between the cap seats and constituting triggersand hammer aetnating devices, substantially in the manner set forth.

2. In a toy pistol, the' combination with the frame, and a spring actuated hammer, of a pivoted Wheel having arms proJectiug from the edge, curved on the forward edge to ride under and elevate thehammer, and cap seats on the edge of the Wheel in the spaces be tween the arms to receive the impacts of the hammer as it rides over the ends of the arms, substantially as speeilied.

In a toy pistol the herein described means for carrying the caps and actuating the hammer consisting of a pivoted wheel composed of two parts secured together, each part havingr cap seats partially formed in the edge, which seats are greeved in their edges, and arms located between the seats and constituting triggers and hammer actuating devices, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CITAS. A. BAILEY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM S. STICKNEY, WM. A. STieirx'm. 

